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CVE-2007-4567

The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly validate the hop-by-hop IPv6 extended header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted IPv6 packet.

Published

2007-12-21T00:46:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 2.6.21.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.2.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.6 Yes
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